Chapter 640: Fontaine's Salon
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After chatting with Xin Yan, Shao Yun and his group rushed to the lounge where the troupe was resting.
The lounge was bustling with activity at this time. The actors of the troupe had already taken off their makeup and were sitting together in groups of three or five, talking about the wonderful performance that had just ended.
Solain sat in the corner, one hand on his chest, still immersed in the dreamlike performance experience he had just had.
She let out a long breath and said with deep emotion, "Huh... I really didn't expect that my performance today would be so outstanding! It far exceeded my expectations. I wonder if Lady Funina likes my performance."
At this time, a staff member in charge of props management also joined the discussion.
He was beaming with joy and spoke eloquently, "It's not just about the great success of the performance! I heard from Lady Funina's guards that Lady Funina will come to attend our celebration banquet in person later!"
Just as everyone was talking, there was a "bang" and the door of the lounge was suddenly pushed open.
Immediately afterwards, Lady Funina arrived!
Finina opened her arms and walked into the room with an extremely proud attitude, shouting: "Who is calling my name?"
Funina's appearance immediately caused a sensation in the lounge.
"Lady Funina!"
Faced with such a warm welcome from everyone, Funina couldn't help feeling a little elated.
She smiled, waved to everyone, and said with satisfaction: "Oh, don't be so enthusiastic. It makes me feel embarrassed."
Although she said this, she still walked into the crowd and began to accept the support and praise from the troupe members.
Some members took out paper and pen and asked Funina to sign for them; others surrounded her closely, expressing their admiration for her.
Funina always maintained a friendly and amiable attitude and met everyone's requests one by one.
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However, when she met everyone's requirements, she suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.
She frowned, looked around carefully, and then asked in confusion: "Hey? Why can't I see the leader of your troupe? Where did he go?"
Solain said to Funina with a smile: "Our leader, Leno, has gone to the Carendai Salon to arrange the banquet. Lady Funina, let's go together."
Fu Nina didn't want to waste too much time, so she responded straightforwardly: "In that case, let's not waste any more time. Let's set off now!"
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Fontaine, Carentais salon.
In order to celebrate the great success of the performance at the Opicle Opera House, Mr. Leno generously booked the entire venue.
Compared with other guests, Shao Yun and his group arrived a little later.
In the venue at night, the crystal chandeliers on the ceiling emit bright and dazzling light, making the entire salon venue look exceptionally luxurious and grand.
The upper class from all walks of life in Fontaine, dressed in all kinds of exquisite and luxurious clothes, gathered in groups of two or three, chatting and laughing.
Paimon looked around with extreme excitement, feeling that his eyes were not enough.
"Wow, so this is the legendary Fontaine High Society! It's so spectacular! I feel like my eyes can't take it all in!"
Seeing that Paimon's face was almost covered with the word "envy", Finina looked indifferent. To her, all this was just an ordinary thing.
"Well, it's not bad. Ever since the Shadow Chaser began to strictly review the income of the Fontaine nobles more than four hundred years ago, they have indeed become much more frugal."
"At least here now, you won't see food made from rare species, nor will you see entertainment programs that subvert your worldview."
When Shao Yun heard this, especially when it came to "entertainment programs that subvert one's worldview", some indescribable images instantly emerged in his mind, such as some restricted scenes and behaviors.
So she quickly waved her hand and said, "I'd better not ask about those entertainment programs that ruined people's worldviews. Let's change the subject... Anyway, where is that guy? Where is Leno?"
Speak of the devil, and here he appears. As soon as Shao Yun finished speaking, a man came running over from a distance.
Looking closely, it was none other than the troupe's leader "Leno"!
"Lady Finina! It's really you! You actually came!"
"This is really... ah, my heart can't take it anymore, I feel like I'm going to faint from happiness!"
Funina looked at the overly excited troupe leader "Leno" and soothed him softly, "Don't be so nervous, relax a little."
"I, the Water God, came here today just to have fun with the people and share this wonderful time, so there is no need to be too concerned about my identity."
Leno responded with an unusually respectful and polite attitude: "How can that be? Lord Water God has condescended to come to the salon, no matter what I say, I must personally receive you!"
Seeing Leno's eagerness and hospitality, Funina found it hard to refuse his kindness, so she could only nod and agree.
"Since Mr. Leno is so hospitable, then I'd like you to be our tour guide for a while and take us around the venue."
After getting Furninna's consent, Leno was overjoyed. He hurriedly led Shao Yun and others to visit the spacious and magnificent venue, and began to explain to everyone the relevant information of this salon.
"Oh, this banquet is a buffet style. Just take whatever you want to eat. However, I feel that not many people will focus on the food."
"But if Lady Funina wants to have any custom-made pastries, I can have someone make them."
As he spoke, Leno pointed to a long table covered with a white tablecloth not far away. It was filled with all kinds of exquisite and tempting pastries and desserts.
Although it is nominally a buffet, it is filled with high-sugar desserts such as cakes, cookies and macarons.
Paimon looked in the direction of Leno's finger, and his eyes lit up instantly.
"Wow, so many delicious foods!" Paimon couldn't help but exclaimed, his mouth wide open, saliva almost flowing from the corners of his mouth.
Seeing this, Ying on the side shook her head helplessly, reached out her hand and gently tapped Paimeng's head, and gently reminded him: "Paimeng, don't just focus on eating yet, there will be plenty of time for you to enjoy these delicacies later."
Paimeng came back to his senses as if awakened from a dream after being hit by Ying. He quickly reached out and touched the place where he had just been hit. He stuck out his tongue mischievously and nodded obediently: "Oh, okay, okay, I get it!"
Afterwards, Mr. Leno led Shao Yun and others around the spacious conference hall slowly.
As he walked, he patiently gave everyone a brief introduction so that everyone had a general understanding of the venue.
Although Funina did not want to be the focus of everyone's attention, this was obviously an unavoidable fact.
After all, with her outstanding temperament and appearance, as well as her identity as the Goddess of Water, she would attract many followers wherever she went.
After the brief visit, Shao Yun and his party found a relatively quiet corner to rest in order to avoid trouble.
Shao Yun and Clorinde brought a few chairs and asked everyone to sit down and relax.
Sitting on a chair, Funina was leisurely enjoying a piece of sweet and delicious mousse cake. Suddenly, she remembered an important thing and asked Shao Yun casually.
"By the way, Shao Yun, have you prepared your dress?"
When Shao Yun heard Funina mention the word "dress", he scratched his head and answered hesitantly: "Uh... um, do I really have to wear a dress?"
Funina, on the other hand, seemed nonchalant. She picked up the cake with a fork and took a small bite. Then she smiled sweetly with satisfaction and made a suggestion happily.
"If you have it, changing it might bring some unexpected benefits."
Upon hearing the mention of "unexpected" benefits, Shao Yun jokingly said, "What kind of unexpected benefits could there be? Could it be that some kind-hearted person would come and give me a lot of Mora?"
As he spoke, he looked Furninna up and down with suspicion.
Holding the small fork dipped in butter, Funina pointed at the brown jacket and the blue lining that Shao Yun was wearing and started joking.
"In my opinion, you should just wear this outfit, grab a bowl, and go to the street and sit down somewhere crowded."
The meaning of her words was very clear. She was implying that if Shao Yun went to beg in such an outfit, there would definitely be many people who would feel pity for him and give him some Mora.
After hearing this, Shao Yun rolled his eyes at Fu Ningna and responded unhappily, "Perhaps, I should take my weapon and go to the bank to apply for a no-responsibility loan."
What he meant was that he would rob a bank.
After the quarrel, Shao Yun still stood up from his seat.
After all, as the saying goes, listen to advice and have a full meal, so he decided to follow Funina's advice and change into a dress.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll find a place where no one is around to change my clothes."
Afterwards, Shao Yun left temporarily and found a place to change clothes.
After a quick thought, he found that only the toilet seemed to meet his requirements.
However, the question is, where are the toilets in the venue?
Just when Shao Yun was feeling a little confused, he saw a waiter carrying drinks and moving among the crowd not far away.
So Shao Yun took a few quick steps, stretched out his hand to stop the waiter, and asked, "Hello, sorry to bother you, where is the toilet here?"
After hearing the question, the waiter raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction.
"Go that way, and when you get there turn left and you'll see it."
Shao Yun nodded to express his gratitude to the waiter.
"Thank you."
After thanking him, he quickly walked towards the toilet according to the waiter's instructions.
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